UB Center for the Arts Video Production Group nominated for 2013 New York Emmy Award

by jmaloni

Press release

Thu, Feb 14th 2013 09:00 am

The
Center for the Arts Video Production Group at the University at
Buffalo has been nominated for a 2013 New York Emmy Award. The honor
recognizes an informational video on the UB Solar Strand produced by
the Center for the Arts Video Production Group in collaboration with
a cross-cutting team of university faculty, staff and students, the
New York Power Authority and key community partners.

The
University at Buffalo's 750-kilowatt Solar Strand, brought to life
by world-renowned artist Walter Hood, reflects a transformative
vision that defines the future of sustainability. Its approach moves
beyond obtaining carbon neutrality and reducing UB's footprint. It
welcomes students, faculty, staff and community members to UB's
campus through a connected and cultural natural landscape, designed
to be one of the most publicly accessible energy sites in the world.
Like higher education, the strand is multidimensional - merging
teaching, learning, art, research, sustainability and community
engagement into a complex and powerful resource that will be a model
for future development.

Groups
of photovoltaic panels are mounted onto supports that stretch in
three rows along Flint Road, creating a new gateway to the North
Campus. The design's logic is derived from the "strand"
concept: a linear landscape formation and DNA fingerprint. Walkways
run between the rows of panels, connecting the array with local
roads, the Center for Tomorrow, and naturally regenerated meadows and
wetland areas that the public can enjoy. Gathering spaces embedded in
the project include an open-air chamber paved with recycled, concrete
sidewalk slabs. The array's tallest groupings of solar panels form
a slanted roof over three outdoor "social rooms."
At
140 feet wide and 1,250 feet long, the array has a rated capacity to
produce enough electricity for hundreds of students apartments. The
project, one of the largest ground-mounted solar arrays in New York,
was funded by the New York Power Authority.

The
Center for the Arts Video Production Group is a professional
television and video outlet dedicated to enhancing communication
about the Center for the Arts, University at Buffalo, and affiliated
groups. It collaborates with a wide range of university clients to
produce videos for marketing, development, education and
entertainment. Since 2006, the group has been honored with 14
national Telly Awards and a 2011 New York Emmy Award.

The
New York Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and
Sciences presents Emmy awards in recognition of excellence in the
television industry. The final winners will be announced in a
ceremony on April 14 in New York City.